Automatic message prediction system uses message unique characteristic for handling message transfer to reduce network traffic

Abstract

An automatic message prediction system operable in a communications system including a transmitter and a receiver is disclosed. The receiver receives at least a portion of a message and tries to identify from the message portion, a message previously received by the receiver. If successful, the receiver calculates a checksum for the previously received message and transmits the checksum as a prediction of the remainder of the message to the transmitter. On receipt from the transmitter of an indication that the prediction is correct, the receiver completes the message from the previously received message.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. An automatic message prediction system operable in a communications system including a transmitter and a receiver, said receiver comprising: 
       means for receiving at least a portion of a message from said transmitter;  
       means for identifying from said message portion, a message previously received by said receiver;  
       means for determining a unique characteristic for said previously received message;  
       means for transmitting said characteristic as a prediction of the remainder of said message to said transmitter; and  
       means, responsive to receipt from said transmitter of an indication that the prediction is correct, for completing said message from said previously received message.  
     
     
       2. An automatic message prediction system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said transmitter comprises: 
       means, responsive to a correctly received prediction for a partially transmitted message, for transmitting to said receiver an indication that said prediction is correct and for ceasing transmission of the partially transmitted message.  
     
     
       3. An automatic message prediction system as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said communications system is a messaging system and wherein said transmitter comprises a transmitting message proxy cooperable with a transmitting component of said messaging system to receive messages transmitted by said transmitting component; and said receiver comprises a receiving message proxy cooperable with a receiving component of said messaging system to relay completed messages to said receiving component. 
     
     
       4. An automatic message prediction system as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said transmitter and said receiver are integral with a messaging system. 
     
     
       5. An automatic message prediction system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said unique characteristic comprises a checksum of the remainder of said message. 
     
     
       6. An automatic message prediction system as claimed in  claim 5  wherein said prediction further comprises a measure of the remainder of said message. 
     
     
       7. A method operable in a communications system including a transmitter and a receiver for automatically predicting messages, comprising the steps of: 
       receiving at least a portion of a message from said transmitter;  
       identifying from said message portion, a message previously received by said receiver;  
       determining a unique characteristic for said previously received message;  
       transmitting said characteristic as a prediction of the remainder of said message to said transmitter; and  
       responsive to receipt from said transmitter of an indication that the prediction is correct, completing said message from said previously received message.  
     
     
       8. A computer program product comprising computer program code stored on a computer readable storage medium for, when executed on a computing device, automatically predicting messages, the program code comprising: 
       means for receiving at least a portion of a message from said transmitter;  
       means for identifying from said message portion, a message previously received by said receiver;  
       means for determining a unique characteristic for said previously received message;  
       means for transmitting said characteristic as a prediction of the remainder of said message to said transmitter; and  
       means, responsive to receipt from said transmitter of an indication that the prediction is correct, for completing said message from said previously received message.